A deadly attack on a mining site in the Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, has claimed the lives of seven miners, with several others injured.
The attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, was confirmed by the President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association, Solomon Dalyop, who spoke with TVC News via telephone.
According to reports, the victims were carrying out their mining activities when suspected bandits stormed the site and launched a violent attack on the miners.
The incident adds to a growing pattern of attacks targeting mining communities across Plateau State, raising serious concerns about the safety of artisanal miners and the urgent need for improved security in Jos South and surrounding areas.
TVC News previously reported that at least 17 people have lost their lives in a deadly clash between criminal gangs and illegal miners over control of a gold-rich site in Kaduna State, according to a confidential security assessment prepared for the United Nations on Friday.
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The incident unfolded on Thursday in Birnin Gwari, an area in northwestern Nigeria long affected by lawlessness, including bandit attacks, cattle rustling, and rampant abductions for ransom.
Per details in the UN report, the bloodshed began when a well-known bandit leader tried to extort gold from miners at gunpoint.
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